The diagnosis of prostate cancer using invasive techniques (such as biopsy and blood tests for prostate-specific antigen) and non-invasive techniques (such as digital rectal examination and trans-rectal...

This paper presents the development of a passive ultrasonic monitoring system for the detection of acoustic emission (AE) created by chemical particles striking the inner wall of a reactor vessel. The...

The article reports the electrochemical deposition and characterisation of a 600nm thick Fe–Ga alloy film plated on a 20μm thick copper cantilever. The co-electrodeposition process was optimised for...

The measurement of shearing force is increasingly important in the detection of slipping and the measurement of friction. In this paper, we propose a promising shearing force measurement device that...

This article introduces a new method for temperature-compensated capacitance–frequency converter with a single quartz crystal oscillating in the switching oscillating circuit. The novelty of this method...

A new theoretical model for predicting the electro-mechanical properties of knitting sensor is presented, which is focused on the relationship between the equivalent resistance and length resistance...

Parametric resonance, as a resonant amplification phenomenon, is a superior mechanical amplifier than direct resonance and has already been demonstrated to possess the potential to offer over an order...

This paper describes the use of polymer-derived SiAlCN (silicoaluminum carbonitride) ceramics (PDC) to fabricate a temperature sensor for high-temperature applications. A unique sensor head was designed...

We demonstrate an ultra-high Q-factor photonic crystal resonator operating in the millimeter-wave band, which is suitable for use as an integrated sensing platform. Experimental results show that at...

We present the results of experiments aimed at identifying a suitable polymer for the encapsulation of thin-film strain gauges for underwater applications (with a view of using it in an instrumented...

Composite material constituted by Fe micro-particles homogeneously dispersed in a silicone matrix, at a volume concentration slightly above the percolation threshold but separated by a thin silicone...

Physical fluid parameters like viscosity, mass density and sound velocity can be determined utilizing ultrasonic sensors. We introduce the concept of a recently devised transmission based sensor utilizing...

Ultrasonic sensors can be used to determine physical fluid parameters like viscosity, density, and speed of sound. In this contribution, we present the concept for an integrated sensor utilizing pressure...

Magnetoelastic sensors are used in a wide field of wireless sensing applications. The sensing element is a low-cost magnetostrictive ribbon whose resonant frequency depends on the measured quantity....

This paper focuses on the design issues of a thermo-acoustically driven low-cost linear alternator for the SCORE project. SCORE (www.score.uk.com) aims to improve the quality of life around 2 billion...

We demonstrate the operation of a digital microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system utilizing Electro Wetting on Dielectrics (EWOD) as the actuation principle and a High Fundamental Frequency (HFF; 50MHz) quartz...

We report a new type of negative-tone photoresist in this paper. The resist is based on a composite of EPON resins 154 and 165 (both from Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Columbus, OH 43215). These...

This paper describes the design, microfabrication and testing of a pre-aligned array of fiber couplers using direct UV-lithography of SU-8. The fiber coupler array includes an out-of-plane refractive...